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1956 Ford F-100 - Not So Mellow Yellow

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John “T” Quill
Thousand Palms, California
1956 Ford F-100
CHASSIS
FRAME: stock
MODIFICATIONS: front clip raised, notched rear
REAREND / RATIO: Ford 9” / 3.00:1 posi
REAR SUSPENSION: CPP dropped parallel leaves, lowering blocks
REAR BRAKES: Ford drum
FRONT SUSPENSION: Camaro clip, CPP drop spindles & springs
FRONT BRAKES: CPP 11” disc
STEERING BOX: Saginaw power
FRONT WHEELS: Wheelsmith, 15x8
REAR WHEELS: Wheelsmith, 15x10
FRONT TIRES: BFGoodrich, 235/60R15
REAR TIRES: BFGoodrich, 275/60R15
GAS TANK: Mid-Fifty ’53-55 F-100
DRIVETRAIN
ENGINE: ’77 Chevy 350 ci
HEADS: stock iron
VALVE COVERS: Moon
MANIFOLD / INDUCTION: Edelbrock Performer
IGNITION: HEI
EXHAUST / MUFFLERS: 2 1/2” / Flowmaster
TRANSMISSION: TH400
BODY
STYLE: F-100
MODIFICATIONS: louvers by Sir Michaels, big back window, raised bed floor by Bobco
FENDERS FRONT / REAR: stock steel
HOOD: stock
GRILLE: stock chrome
BED: stock, floor raised 3”
BODYWORK BY: Chuck 1 & 2 at Bobco
PAINT BY: Bob at Bobco
PAINT TYPE / COLOR: PPG / yellow
HEADLIGHTS / TAILLIGHTS: stock
BUMPERS: pinched stock, none in rear
INTERIOR
GAUGES: stock
DASH: stock
AIR CONDITIONING: Vintage Air
STEERING WHEEL: Lecarra
STEERING COLUMN: GM tilt
SEAT: stock, trackless mounted
UPHOLSTERY BY: Elegance Auto Interiors, Upland, CA
MATERIAL / COLOR: leather / tan
CARPET: tan
EXTRAS: aluminum panels by Lil Newt, Lake Elsinore, CA


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